Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-07-13

A full line Of fine shoes for gents,
at Creighton q Vroomans. s
81 busted the record for this year" :,
said the government thermometer, as
it showed the mercury up to 80.
Campbell S. Fisher, aged 80, died "
at Detroit on the 9Th. The deceased b
is a relative of e. Fisher, of Pres ST
que Isle. II
The lumber mill of Folkert, Nc "
Phee & Co. is in operation day and
night. Gas light is used as an illum- fl
inator at night. a
d. d. Hanover has purchased OF a
the farmers 5000 pounds of wool, this ii
season. The price paid was about ~ a
cents per pound. G.
The tax payers are to decide in =
few DAYS, whether the city shall be
decorated with $4,000 mortgage, o
for paving streets. A
The Alpenas are expecting the base =
ball clubs from Evart and Cheboy- !, =
gan to come to this city soon and ="
play games Of base ball
The 81. L." cigar is the best cigar
made. No wonder it is favorite.
Try the brand. Il
When suffering from severe cold, y
try Bostwick's Compound Cough u
Syrup. Sure cure. II
Part of the roof Of the new Jail has y
been put on. The stone work would T
all have been completed now if the |"
iron work had been ready.
The lumber mill of Z. X. Potter u
& Sons has been idle since Saturday, =
on account of the want of logs, hut :
starts up again this week. =
Notwithstanding the wet weather, n
the receipts of the celebration of the b
4th at Long Rapids amounted to
over 800 above expenses. =,
Creighton q Vrooman are now Y
prepared to do repairing and custom +
work, at their shoe shop, on I'd street.
The railroad company has not done e
any work the past few weeks towards d
laying rails from the dam to the per- i
manent depot near Dock street. h
The organ recital at Trinity church
Wednesday evening last, was a pleas =
ant affair, and gave lovers of music a I
delightful evenings entertainment. &
DR.. Cameron was called on last t
week to attend Peter Yocks, who had Ii
the misfortune to have his thumb bad q
ly lacerated by saw at Ayery's mill. !
Bostwick's drug store is headquar-
tiers for Humphreys and Boericke d
Tafels homeopathic medicines. |
Pure drugs and medicines, and all t
the best and leading patent medicines
now manufactured, always on hand :
at Bostwick's, sign of the red mortar.
The AuSable Saturday Night says :
Gen. r. A. Alger says he has no in {
tention of extending the Detroit, Bay ,
City & Alpena railway to the straits
at present.
John Anderson dislocated his left I
shoulder and fractured his left wrist
by fall through the hatch of the ,
schooner Presto, at Turnbull's dock, ,
last Thursday.
Blackburn & Barnum will occupy
the new building recently erected at
corner of Washington avenue and
Second street. The firm will buy fur, :
huckleberries, etc.
The Lyceum Theatre Co. were un-
able to play here last week for va
rious reasons-the principal being
that the work of remodeling the OPP
era House had commenced.
Louis Fourier was brought to town
Wednesday last from Georgian Bay,
he having had the misfortune to break
his leg. The accident was caused by
jumping from the wharf to sailboat.
If writer's of anonymous commune
cations could only know and appreci-
ate with what contempt they are look
ed upon by the receivers of such epis-
ties, they would never be guilty of at
tempting to pen another.
Last week the steam barge Mary
Pringle was loaded with 100000 feet
of lumber, at Turnbull's dock, and
the vessels Lone Star, Fame, Imperial
and barge, carried from the same
place $4,000 railway ties.
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One of the boarders at the Collins
House was smoking pipe while in
bed Sunday night last. Fire from
| his nine set the bed clothes on fire.